You’ll find bargains galore with the best Amazon Prime Day 2018 deals

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Friday, June 8, 2018 12:25 PM EDT

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Amazon Prime Day deals end today. Echo discounts, Fire TV deals, and many more serious savings have already come and gone as we finish up the second half of Amazon Prime Day 2018. This giant day of savings began yesterday, July 16, at 3 p.m. ET (noon PT) and runs until midnight tonight, meaning there’s not much time left!

There’s one important thing to remember: Amazon only offers the best Amazon Prime Day deals to its Prime members. If you haven’t signed up for a membership before, you can redeem a 30-day free trial and be on your way. Otherwise, a Prime Membership will have to be the first Prime Day purchase you make.If you want to participate in all of those Lightning Deals, you have to join the free, two-day shipping club.

We have our entire staff working around the clock to provide the absolute best savings possible from now until the end of Amazon Prime Day 2018. It is our solemn duty to slog through the best Amazon Prime day deals, and we will update this post every 15 minutes with the latest-and-greatest deals so you don’t have to scour the site aimlessly. We’ve got the expertise necessaryto navigate these exclusive Amazon Prime Day deals, and we’ll help make sure you snag something great for aprice you can actually afford.

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Best Prime Day Lightning Deals

Amazon is notorious for their rapid Prime Day Lightning Deals. One second you see a low price Bluetooth speaker, an Amazon Echo, or a Kindle tablet deeply discounted, and the next second it’s sold out. You can't just look every hour, you have to stay glued to your seat with your eyes on the prize. We’ve gathered some of the best Lightning deals around and scrunched them together all in one place to help you out, but you better move fast, these savings go quick!

It’s true: Electric toothbrushes are more effective than the traditional sort. Luckily, this tried-and-true model from Sonicare is half off, and comes equipped with five brushing modes and a smart timer, so you ditch the hourglass once and for all.

Modern 4K TVs may be all the rage, but it’s tough to overlook a Roku-equipped model like the 32S305 when it’s almost as cheap as a streaming box. Just consider it a cheaper alternative for your bedroom.

This Kindle device has everything you need, including a comfortable design, a high-res display, and quick access to an overwhelming selection of books. Toting around the tome that is 'Infinite Jest' just got a bit easier.

Immersion cooking isn’t a gimmick but rather a legitimate way of cooking. If you’re looking to better control the temperature of your cooking -- and showcase the perfect cut of meat -- Anova’s device is more than capable.

Smart plugs are a simply way to quickly expand the capabilities of your home. This pick, for instance, gives you a means for controlling your lamps and other electronics with both an app and your voice.

Best Prime Day discounts on Amazon Devices

Whether you’re looking to start your first smart home or just want to add a new Amazon Echo to your collection, Prime Day is the day to do it. With savings on the Echo Dot, Echo Show, Kindle e-reader, Fire TV Stick, and Fire tablets hitting the online store, there’s no better time to get even more acquainted with Amazon Alexa. In some cases, you can even bundle your devices together to save even more!

With two-way audio and superb night vision, this security camera from Amazon has everything you might need for securing your home. The customizable motion detection is just the icing on the proverbial cake.

This Alexa-equipped streaming device isn't just good, it's great. We liked it so much we gave it 5 out of 5 stars, thanks to its intuitive voice software and support for 4K UHD, among other highlights.

Keeping your kids entertained isn't as easy as it used to be. With this tablet, however, you can provide them with an interactive and educational distraction, one you can easily monitor with a set of superb parental controls.

The Dot is like the Echo, but a fraction of the size. With ever-evolving functionality and far-field voice recognition, these little smart speakers are a great way to spread Alexa throughout your home.

Best home theater and audio deals

Good sound can totally change how you experience movies, TV, music, and just about anything else you use your ears for. With a wide array of savings on soundbars, headphones, in-ear buds, AV receivers, and adapters on sale this Prime Day, we can be your guide to the best of the best. After all, what's the point of watching a Blu-ray if you can't even experience the ambient sounds in the film? Quality audio should come at a price you can afford.

Best automotive deals

For many of us, our cars are the most important piece of technology we own. Cell Phones, TVs, and other electronics are great, but can they take you from A to B? Not just yet. If you’re looking to come out of Prime Day with some great savings on gadgets for your car, these auto deals are perfect for you.

Best Kitchenware Deals

Prime members know you can never have too many gadgets for your home. Whether you’re on the hunt for a new set of knives, pots and pans, or brand-name kitchen appliances, these Prime Day deals are exactly what you need. Why go to Williams Sonoma when you’ve got all of the best kitchenware deals at your fingertips with Amazon Prime?

Got an aspiring home brewer in your life? The Pico C will ferry you through the entire brewing process, from choosing a readymade PicoPak to fermentation, making it extremely difficult to botch your beer.

Best PC and Laptop Deals

If you're a good shopper, looking for a decent laptop at a price you can afford is no easy feat. Lucky for you, we’ve gathered the best PCs and MacBooks Amazon has to offer and put them all in one place. Samsung, Dell, HP, and Razr have come together to provide the best PC and laptop deals for Prime Day. You may even find a pretty sweet hard drive or two if you’re lucky.

This 12.5-inch Chromebook is a 2-in-1 convertible, meaning you can rotate it around in tablet mode or use it as a laptop. With the Google Play Store loaded on, the Chromebook Flip comes with access to your favorite Android apps and a touchscreen display to use them.

With up to 12 hours of battery life, you’ll be shocked to see how cheap this beautiful, all-aluminum Chromebook is. It’s perfect for classrooms and coffee shops, and with a quad-core Intel CPU, it should be fast enough for all your basic productivity needs.

One of the only gaming laptops ready for Prime Day, this budget-level Asus gaming laptop comes with a 7th-gen Intel CPU and an Nvidia GTX 1050. That’s plenty of power for playing lighter games at fast framerates.

This 10-inch Chromebook has both a quad-core processor and premium-level build quality. It would be a great choice for students of all ages, with their favorite Android apps ready to be installed via the Google Play Store.

This gaming mouse has everything you need, especially if you’re a first-person shooter player. With a 12,000 DPI optical sensor and tunable weights, this mouse will take your gaming skills to the next level.

Best outdoor deals

There is no better time than the summer season to find savings on everything outdoors. Whether you’re looking for a new jacket, winter gear, yard games, sporting goods, or just a little something for your next big adventure, we’ve found the deals for you. The great outdoors is waiting for you, now you just need all the right gear.

Best Smart Home Deals

Companies like Apple and Google only recently jumped on the smart home bandwagon with Apple Home and Google Home devices, but we all know Amazon Echo was the original. If you’re looking for savings on Alexa-enabled devices like the Echo Dot, Echo Speaker, Echo Show, or TP-Link, these are the Prime Day deals for you. Alexa can even help you shop and navigate these exclusive Prime savings and good deals. Of course, if you don't already have an Amazon Prime account, this is where that free 30-day trial comes in handy.

Best deals on smartphones and accessories

If you’re trying to upgrade your phone this Prime Day, this is the place to find something new. You can browse great deals on a Samsung Galaxy, iPhone, or Huawei phones below. However, there will also be a wide variety of deals on smartphone accessories, VR accessories, and a smartwatch or two to choose from if all you want to do is pimp out your current cell phone.

Staff Picks

Our dedicated staff is stretching their fingers and jogging through spreadsheets to bring you some of their favorite deals this Prime Day. If you’re interested in what a bunch of tech goofballs have their eye on lately, feel free to browse our picks below -- you won't regret it.

This is a rock-solid price for one of the highest-quality JRPGs out there. Final Fantasy XV: Royale Edition adds all content available in the season pass in the main game, a new explorable end-game dungeon, first person mode, and so much more. - Nate B.

Best 4K TV Deals

Whether you’re shopping for a Fire HD 55-inch LED, a 60-inch OLED, or just about anything in between, you can be sure there is an Amazon Prime discount with your name all over it. We’ve gathered the very best smart 4K TVs from brands like TCL, Samsung, LG, and Sony at Black Friday prices to bring you all of the TV deals you could ever need. There were some TVs that sold out on July 10 last year, the first day of Prime Day, making these price cuts some of the most sought-after deals this side of the Mississippi.

Best Video Game Deals

All of these other Prime deals are great, sure, but how do they up your game? Whether you’re looking for a PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, or just a pile of new games to play, Amazon has more than a few discounts to throw your way. If all you’re looking for this Prime Day is video game deals, then we’ll have you covered with top picks from our staff.

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